The alleged victim is now 17. She said Jasper repeatedly raped her when she was 12 and 13. Months later, she was taken to the hospital when she didn’t feel well. Doctors there said she was pregnant and close to birth.

Prosecutors had a DNA test done. In court Thursday, DNA experts testified there was no doubt that Jasper fathered the child.

Despite the DNA test, the defense denies that the child belongs to Jasper.

In November, prosecutors told Target 7 the case has taken so long to go to trial because Jasper repeatedly changed lawyers and demanded a second DNA test. They said that test also proved Jasper was the child’s father.

Jurors have yet to hear that Jasper is also a convicted killer. In 1987, he shot his ex-wife in the head in front of her family while they were celebrating Thanksgiving in Tucumcari. He served seven years for that crime.

On Friday, a judge will decide if Jasper's prior conviction can be brought up in court, and Jasper is expected to testify in his own defense.